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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

22,453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.95/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 522 lb · 1,021 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.46/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 577 lb · 1,015 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.49/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 469 lb · 926 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 22,453 19,995 12,208
Feeder cattle 18,743 17,542 8,906
Slaughter cattle 2,356 1,793 2,826
Replacement cattle 1,354 660 476

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher; feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes were in mostly good demand, with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady overall with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–190 fancy 187 3 203.00–205.00 $203.68 $381 —
205–225 fancy 218 4 187.00–200.00 $192.09 $419 -7.91
200–245 231 14 155.00–216.00 $174.32 $403 -1.78
250–295 fancy 275 3 191.00–200.00 $194.05 $534 +24.05
255–298 282 31 150.00–178.00 $166.60 $470 -3.48
295 value added 295 1 190.00 $190.00 $560 +15.00
300–340 fancy 320 10 193.00–204.00 $200.62 $642 +3.30
301–347 325 58 160.00–183.00 $171.30 $557 +1.87
305–343 value added 327 12 172.00–200.00 $180.79 $591 +0.02
353–385 fancy 368 10 175.00–201.00 $181.02 $666 -2.71
350–395 372 118 157.50–209.00 $171.50 $638 -0.70
350–390 value added 373 13 175.00–205.00 $189.15 $706 +7.22
400–445 fancy 412 49 170.00–194.00 $186.18 $767 +2.78
400–448 value added 422 74 160.00–201.00 $175.83 $742 +1.97
400–448 423 206 145.00–190.00 $167.39 $708 +2.22
450–476 fancy 465 11 179.00–184.00 $181.39 $843 +13.44
450–498 473 399 144.00–179.00 $162.43 $768 +1.24
450–497 value added 476 105 153.00–181.00 $169.42 $806 +2.94
500–544 value added 522 152 152.50–178.00 $162.69 $849 -1.89
500–548 523 381 133.00–169.00 $154.35 $807 +1.36
512–535 fancy 526 5 158.00–160.00 $158.78 $835 -3.73
550–598 574 475 131.00–166.00 $152.68 $876 +3.56
551–598 value added 579 174 140.50–160.75 $157.63 $913 +4.79
600 fancy 600 1 157.00 $157.00 $942 —
600–646 value added 624 149 135.00–161.00 $148.95 $929 -1.80
600–646 625 339 126.00–157.00 $141.93 $887 +0.10
650–694 value added 663 193 137.50–153.50 $143.92 $954 +1.87
650–699 677 463 123.00–150.00 $139.60 $945 +3.35
700–746 715 273 120.00–136.50 $130.68 $934 +1.62
700–748 value added 736 407 125.00–143.50 $136.26 $1,003 +0.34
750–799 776 241 116.00–135.00 $126.85 $984 +1.94
752–799 value added 780 219 121.00–140.00 $133.34 $1,040 +3.94
800–845 825 214 110.00–128.00 $124.49 $1,027 +4.62
812–848 value added 826 327 129.25–134.00 $131.47 $1,086 +5.75
835–840 839 4 115.00–117.00 $115.50 $969 -4.37
850–895 871 77 107.00–123.00 $120.00 $1,045 +0.10
855–895 value added 879 296 120.00–131.10 $130.02 $1,143 +6.66
910–912 value added 911 117 125.90–127.85 $126.85 $1,156 +2.28
900–944 918 110 106.25–120.25 $116.54 $1,070 -0.21
979 value added 979 53 120.00 $120.00 $1,175 -0.80
980–990 985 2 109.00–114.00 $111.49 $1,098 -4.60
1045 1045 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,045 -6.98
1085–1087 1086 3 97.50–100.00 $99.17 $1,077 -3.10
1155–1190 1162 5 100.00–105.00 $103.98 $1,208 -0.01
1210 1210 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 145.00–152.50 $149.01 $328 -0.78
250–295 278 4 127.00–156.00 $145.24 $404 -12.53
300–345 326 7 140.00–166.00 $154.04 $502 +3.65
350–390 372 20 130.00–167.00 $155.34 $578 +9.24
400–445 425 36 125.00–161.00 $148.43 $631 +5.44
450–495 474 27 120.00–155.00 $140.07 $664 -2.48
500–545 522 48 110.00–150.00 $132.70 $693 -3.65
550–598 578 75 112.00–147.00 $137.55 $795 +4.16
605–648 630 27 116.00–140.00 $131.84 $831 +3.68
650–695 672 25 108.00–127.50 $121.95 $820 +0.03
700–745 728 26 110.00–124.00 $116.70 $850 +2.53
750–797 777 13 90.00–121.00 $112.05 $871 -2.26
812–840 822 4 104.00–111.00 $106.78 $878 -0.63
850–885 870 6 101.00–119.00 $108.77 $946 +0.94
925–935 932 3 89.00–100.00 $96.36 $898 -2.98
950–965 958 2 98.00–103.00 $100.48 $963 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 134.00 $134.00 $757 —
652–653 653 8 128.00–132.00 $130.00 $849 —
711–732 723 9 124.00–129.00 $126.81 $917 —
810 810 3 118.00 $118.00 $956 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,085 —
1185–1395 1212 15 84.00–108.00 $104.02 $1,261 —
1490 1490 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,207 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 153.00 $153.00 $612 —
500 500 4 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
627 627 2 127.00 $127.00 $796 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 137.50 $137.50 $395 —
495 495 1 134.00 $134.00 $663 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 56.50 $56.50 $475 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 value added 212 2 150.00 $150.00 $318 —
200–240 fancy 225 5 145.00–205.00 $164.09 $369 -0.04
200–245 226 12 135.00–175.00 $154.93 $350 -0.64
250–290 fancy 266 7 145.00–165.00 $154.98 $412 +2.64
250–298 280 72 135.00–165.00 $151.37 $424 +5.41
303–345 fancy 316 13 152.00–172.00 $163.44 $516 +13.44
300–345 320 131 125.00–162.00 $146.10 $468 +2.01
316–345 value added 324 19 140.00–163.50 $150.02 $486 +6.74
350–395 value added 372 32 139.00–165.00 $147.06 $547 +3.39
350–399 374 293 125.00–165.00 $146.86 $549 +3.67
355–393 fancy 377 13 149.00–162.00 $153.85 $580 +1.23
400–445 value added 426 110 136.00–154.00 $144.30 $615 +3.33
400–448 428 411 120.00–152.50 $139.29 $596 -1.34
400–442 fancy 433 21 146.00–150.00 $147.21 $637 +1.12
452 fancy 452 2 148.00 $148.00 $669 —
450–496 value added 461 257 134.00–163.00 $152.64 $704 +10.38
450–498 472 667 120.00–151.00 $137.17 $647 +1.45
500–545 value added 521 496 126.00–153.00 $142.70 $743 +6.28
500–548 522 525 117.00–143.00 $131.52 $687 +1.32
550–598 573 566 112.00–139.00 $127.58 $731 -1.21
551–599 value added 582 449 120.00–148.00 $134.10 $780 +0.56
607 607 2 123.00 $123.00 $747 +1.22
601–645 value added 611 493 119.00–137.60 $133.48 $816 -0.04
600–648 625 416 110.00–131.50 $122.76 $767 +0.98
650–698 value added 662 152 123.00–133.50 $127.35 $843 -2.62
650–698 672 393 108.00–130.00 $120.50 $810 +0.96
700–732 value added 706 177 110.00–128.00 $125.01 $883 +1.62
700–748 723 217 101.50–125.00 $116.49 $842 +3.54
700–740 726 23 104.00–117.50 $113.23 $822 +0.28
759–774 value added 764 69 117.00–119.50 $118.93 $909 -0.20
755–798 780 116 80.00–120.00 $111.68 $871 -2.63
765–793 788 9 107.00–115.00 $108.97 $859 -5.34
803–810 804 8 113.00–121.00 $114.01 $917 +2.22
811–840 value added 812 66 106.00–121.00 $120.29 $977 +0.54
800–845 816 64 91.00–115.00 $108.37 $884 -3.42
806–835 823 7 102.50–109.00 $105.23 $866 -6.56
850–895 871 48 90.00–112.00 $105.49 $919 -4.55
890 890 1 104.00 $104.00 $926 -6.04
907–910 908 16 91.00–106.50 $103.68 $941 +3.86
912 912 4 109.00 $109.00 $994 +9.18
900–940 915 18 85.00–106.00 $103.61 $948 +3.79
986 986 3 74.00 $74.00 $730 -22.36
1015 1015 2 95.00 $95.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 225 4 120.00–151.00 $131.23 $295 +2.23
250–295 272 18 120.00–154.00 $136.75 $372 -2.62
300–345 324 36 107.50–145.00 $134.57 $436 +6.86
350–395 377 73 120.00–147.50 $132.82 $501 +2.86
400–445 426 50 110.00–139.00 $126.64 $539 -4.14
458 value added 458 20 125.50 $125.50 $575 —
450–495 478 61 97.00–131.00 $123.24 $589 -0.69
500–549 525 65 100.00–149.00 $121.45 $638 +1.91
550–595 575 54 107.50–123.00 $116.44 $670 -0.93
600–646 626 41 97.50–118.00 $107.98 $676 -3.04
650–695 669 62 82.00–116.00 $105.85 $708 +0.61
700–743 721 47 85.00–114.00 $97.70 $704 -6.56
750–793 766 35 84.00–109.00 $96.56 $740 +0.83
802–845 823 14 81.00–98.00 $88.93 $732 -6.88
860–895 881 6 76.00–97.50 $86.74 $764 +0.38
902–907 906 9 85.00–88.00 $85.66 $776 +3.43
1000 1000 1 91.00 $91.00 $910 +5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 124.00 $124.00 $614 —
515–530 522 3 117.00–121.00 $118.98 $621 -4.02
564 value added 564 7 124.00 $124.00 $699 —
650–675 663 4 100.00–106.00 $103.06 $683 —
702–712 707 4 97.00–101.00 $98.99 $700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 8 80.00 $80.00 $418 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 112.50 $112.50 $343 —
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 +10.00
445 445 1 102.50 $102.50 $456 —
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 +7.00
567 567 2 105.00 $105.00 $595 —
680–685 683 2 70.00–80.00 $74.98 $512 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1133 1133 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,246 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 101.00 $101.00 $752 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 181.00 $181.00 $299 —
220–235 fancy 228 3 192.00–195.75 $193.29 $441 -12.71
200–245 235 15 145.00–190.00 $165.53 $389 -20.74
253–295 fancy 267 6 177.50–200.00 $183.65 $490 +7.82
250–298 281 35 147.50–212.00 $174.16 $489 -0.11
300–349 327 83 145.00–185.00 $168.09 $550 +4.21
350–397 375 158 145.00–180.00 $162.35 $609 -2.08
407–430 fancy 415 6 175.00–184.00 $176.54 $733 +3.26
401–449 426 277 140.00–181.00 $159.24 $678 +1.37
426–447 value added 439 12 150.00–184.00 $161.22 $708 -10.29
459–480 fancy 464 13 168.00–174.00 $170.60 $792 +0.60
450–498 471 199 130.00–172.00 $155.57 $733 +1.60
450–485 value added 479 9 153.00–179.00 $159.78 $765 +6.12
501–521 fancy 515 17 156.00–169.00 $164.33 $846 +10.27
500–549 520 293 125.00–164.00 $145.52 $757 +1.11
500–545 value added 526 14 152.50–157.00 $155.17 $816 +3.18
550 550 1 123.00 $123.00 $676 -15.66
550–597 572 254 122.00–156.00 $139.83 $800 +1.17
550–588 value added 582 24 140.00–155.00 $142.34 $828 -6.66
600–643 value added 614 26 126.00–138.00 $134.07 $823 —
600–649 624 212 110.00–145.00 $130.23 $813 +2.13
615–637 fancy 630 3 145.00–148.00 $145.98 $920 +5.98
650–687 value added 662 15 125.00–135.00 $129.57 $858 —
650–695 671 124 113.00–140.00 $124.73 $837 +0.77
700–710 value added 704 8 120.00–125.00 $121.88 $858 —
720 fancy 720 1 121.00 $121.00 $871 -2.00
700–745 724 96 100.00–142.00 $116.57 $844 +1.83
750–795 770 45 100.00–119.00 $112.55 $867 +2.45
800–848 819 26 96.00–119.50 $104.95 $860 -1.43
860–895 873 22 90.00–106.00 $99.92 $872 +3.57
900–940 913 3 72.00–100.00 $89.41 $816 -3.43
970–975 972 3 96.00–103.00 $100.33 $975 +12.71
1020–1035 1028 2 90.00–100.00 $95.04 $977 +4.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 137.50 $137.50 $296 -9.19
255–285 268 10 119.00–165.00 $145.42 $390 -0.54
300–349 333 30 128.00–161.00 $153.17 $510 +7.35
350–395 374 52 140.00–160.00 $151.19 $565 +2.87
400–445 433 53 113.00–173.00 $142.21 $616 +1.78
455–495 472 54 130.00–155.00 $139.96 $661 +2.89
500–548 521 72 106.00–147.00 $133.59 $696 +6.14
550–595 570 27 104.00–138.00 $125.44 $715 +1.56
600–645 620 14 100.00–125.00 $113.83 $706 +2.47
650–695 664 18 95.00–121.50 $112.23 $745 +4.90
710–745 725 5 99.00–114.00 $104.14 $755 +0.17
760–795 776 6 81.00–106.00 $96.46 $749 -6.34
812–840 828 5 90.00–103.00 $95.45 $790 -3.57
855–885 872 5 82.00–104.00 $93.63 $816 -3.37
900–925 912 6 64.00–93.00 $76.84 $701 -4.97
950–982 971 3 70.00 $70.00 $680 -12.09
1005 1005 1 82.00 $82.00 $824 +3.00
1075 1075 1 63.00 $63.00 $677 -17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945–1210 1052 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 885.00–1,600.00 $1,188.06 —
1110–1550 1384 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 5 1,090.00–1,410.00 $1,289.46 —
1610–1905 1758 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 149.00 $149.00 $678 +10.00
540–545 543 2 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $774 —
640–648 646 4 115.00–121.00 $116.49 $753 —
825 825 2 105.00 $105.00 $866 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 130.00 $130.00 $260 —
370–395 383 2 122.50–123.00 $122.76 $470 +1.76
527 527 2 119.00 $119.00 $627 —
560–566 565 4 110.00–116.00 $111.49 $630 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 91.00 $91.00 $519 —
615 615 1 90.00 $90.00 $554 —
715 715 1 69.00 $69.00 $493 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 133.00 $133.00 $598 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 835.00 $835.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1545 1166 80-85% 71 36.50–52.50 $47.19 $550 —
730–1710 1241 80-85% 472 35.00–65.50 $55.25 $686 —
910–1635 1264 80-85% 174 52.00–75.00 $63.05 $797 +7.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1250 890 85-90% 3 10.00–28.00 $17.21 $153 —
695–1745 988 85-90% 101 32.00–52.00 $42.38 $419 +2.09
680–1300 1032 85-90% 85 46.50–68.00 $56.15 $579 —
630–1355 1050 85-90% 175 35.00–61.00 $50.07 $526 -6.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1800 1404 75-80% 21 46.00–57.00 $51.85 $728 —
1090–1985 1463 75-80% 136 56.50–75.00 $63.61 $931 +6.49
980–2295 1481 75-80% 144 52.00–65.00 $57.53 $852 +0.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–2550 1547 74 60.00–85.00 $76.70 $1,187 +0.54
1100–2335 1705 136 73.00–95.00 $85.43 $1,457 —
1245–2440 1877 54 84.00–102.00 $93.68 $1,758 +0.30

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1015 916 (<2 yrs)Open 6 65.00–77.00 $70.43 $645
800–1374 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 61.00–91.00 $73.82 $757
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 69.00 $69.00 $749
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
769–1320 934 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 480.00–800.00 $724.53
1330 1330 (<2 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00
845–905 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 450.00–525.00 $486.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635 635 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $534

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–1245 997 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 710.00–1,250.00 $962.84
800–1235 1007 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 455.00–700.00 $595.17
840–1305 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 690.00–1,250.00 $898.41
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
965–1310 1069 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–830.00 $774.11
905–1545 1127 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 500.00–900.00 $707.37
950–1415 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 575.00–975.00 $812.68
880–1380 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 19 660.00–1,150.00 $831.52
675–1575 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 66 775.00–1,450.00 $1,005.73
930–1555 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 54 700.00–1,260.00 $875.05
830–1460 1222 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 72 775.00–1,125.00 $921.79
940–1570 1231 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 25 750.00–1,250.00 $925.65
1085–1525 1268 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 625.00–1,250.00 $847.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–945 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
850–1340 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 625.00–775.00 $707.43
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–710 708 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 510.00–575.00 $542.61
715–760 738 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 575.00–725.00 $652.29
685–832 783 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 450.00–800.00 $697.94
747–890 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–600.00 $562.67
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1005–1565 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 525.00–1,050.00 $773.24
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1310–1525 1404 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 810.00–1,085.00 $1,004.29
1410 1410 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
716–1000 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 725.00–1,075.00 $830.62
780–1000 853 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 500.00–1,100.00 $790.32
825–1055 909 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 775.00–1,150.00 $903.60
1000–1100 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 860.00–1,010.00 $977.65
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640–735 688 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 450.00–475.00 $463.36
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
931 931 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635 635 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
775 775 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005–1255 1097 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–1,075.00 $953.32 -16.79
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 +280.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 +740.00
1060–1310 1157 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 625.00–1,050.00 $910.64 -47.34
950–1425 1191 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 875.00–1,425.00 $1,245.17 +287.19
1030–1335 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 21 800.00–1,425.00 $1,135.24 +177.26
955–1580 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 790.00–1,525.00 $1,064.81 -460.19
1230 1230 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -51.23
1120–1445 1238 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,375.00 $1,251.99 -123.01
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00 -47.40
685–1635 1327 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 156 975.00–1,525.00 $1,292.19 +54.35
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 -152.84
1575 1575 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825–1510 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 31 875.00–1,100.00 $1,007.52 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 +240.00
720–755 738 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,200.00 $1,020.85 +445.85
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +275.00
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
900–990 959 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 875.00–1,175.00 $1,034.54 —
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 +500.00
1280 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,520.00 $1,520.00 +187.23
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 +100.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 81.00 $81.00 $190 —
250 250 1 116.00 $116.00 $290 —
310–340 329 7 60.00–95.00 $73.47 $242 -45.53
350–398 371 17 106.00–119.00 $115.11 $427 -0.89
400–429 412 49 83.00–120.00 $113.08 $466 +3.27
460–495 479 21 75.00–114.00 $104.56 $501 -4.77
505–548 534 15 88.00–109.50 $105.03 $561 +11.45
576 value added 576 3 115.00 $115.00 $662 —
580–595 590 4 79.00–110.00 $88.54 $522 -12.46
625 value added 625 7 113.00 $113.00 $706 —
603–646 634 55 91.00–112.50 $108.40 $687 +10.67
680 680 1 77.00 $77.00 $524 -22.12
701–716 709 10 91.00–98.50 $94.79 $672 +15.24
755–760 759 5 77.00–90.00 $87.01 $660 -0.16
875 875 1 87.00 $87.00 $761 -1.00
910–945 917 5 67.00–89.50 $84.86 $778 +14.86
953–967 958 6 60.00–70.00 $66.63 $638 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 84.00 $84.00 $533 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010–1250 1093 (<2 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,450.00 $1,166.65 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.